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Africam Safari Puebla Mexico

Following a tradition of the ancient prehispanic peoples in Mexico, there are many great zoos in our country. The Spaniard conqueror, Hernán Cortés, was surprised of the magnificence of the zoo and aviary he found in the city of Tenochtitlan; more than three hundred people worked and took care of the animals there. In the present time, the main zoos nearby Mexico City are: the Zoológico de Chapultepec in Mexico City; the Zoofari in Morelos; the Zoológico de Zacango and the Parque Temático Teotihuacán, both in the State of Mexico; and Africam Safari in Puebla.

Africam Safari is an open zoo where most of the animals live “freely” (not in cages). Thanks to the moderate size of the different habitats, the visitor can be really close to the animals from a vehicle. There are 300 species of animals in the park.

As many of the zoos, the area is divided in the different geographical zones of the world: “The Delta of Okavango”, “The Kalahari Desert”, “The Huasteca”, “Yellowstone”, are some of them. The visit is of approximately two hours. In the “Adventures Zone”, the visitor walks where one can find other species and attractions such as the butterflies and the cavern of bats.

There are many beautiful animals: the Bengal white tiger, capybara, alligators, Ostrich, giant turtles as well as many kinds of deer.

This zoo was created by the traveler and adventurer, Captain Carlos Camacho, who was from Acatzingo, Puebla. The name of the park is a compound word referring to Africa and his last name Camacho. The zoo opened on April 2, 1972. Unfortunately, on October 28, 1976 Carlos Camacho died when attacked by one of his animals, an albino lion. Nowadays, the park is run by his descendants.

Address: Km 16.5 Carretera Puebla-Valsequillo
Schedule: Opened the 365 days of the year from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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